St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-05-07
The Congressional Delegate from Mol
tana Talks of Dakota, Montana.
Washington and New Mexico.
He Thinks Cleveland a Fair Average
President, and That He Will Be
Ren0minated in 1888.
Mr.. Toole Scores a Correspondent For
Telegraphing That He Was On an
0ffice-Seeking Mission.
The New Route From Duluth to Yankton
1.-The Fertility of the MALL
VASES Terres."


the city Delegate Toole said: 1T is
folly to talk OF sending solid delega-
ton to both conventions next year from
the territories. The man who said those
things merely expressed what he be-
lieved ought to be done. | agree with
him that the territories ought to COM
bine in the matter of sending delega-
tions which will demand the support,
the hearty SUPPORT, of both parties for a
platform in favor of local self-govern-
ment. But the correspondent who sent
word that such thing is certain to
happen knew nothing of what he was
speaking. The territories of this coun-
try are immense. United action in
them, upon any subject, is well-nigh
impossible. Population is scattered.
Washington Territory knows nothing
OF Dakota'S wants and cares less. Mon
tana knows nothing of New Mexico,
and hopes to care less. They are for
eign states in a sense"
''Do you suppose that the territories
are dissatisfied with Mr.. Cleveland?"
Il know nothing of what the terri
tories want or think. know that the
territories have had number of places
filled by outsiders, Notwithstanding the
pledges of the Democratic convention
in 1884. But as to saying what the ter
ritories think of it, that is matter of
guess work with me, as L suppose that
it is with you"
Are You personally pleased with
those outside appointments"
'There have been hundreds of people
asking me that same question for many
moons, but L am not prepared to answer.
l cannot say that | am personally
pleased, nor can [ say that | am greatly
diSpleaSed. 1t might be better for you
to get the views of others who can af-
ford to express their personal opinions
better than | can. Now is a specially
important political hour. Now is the
time when the formative process of
opinions is going on. The problems of
1888 are being settled now rather than
next year"
CLEvELAND's PROSPECTS.
do you believe that Cleveland will
be renOminated?'
Il most certainly do. He is an all
round, good average president. He is
neither brilliant nor sensational. But he
is fair average president, who does the
fair thing by the country. The terrific
ries probably have had cause to COM
plain of some appointments. Some of
them are complaining bitterly. sympa-
thiZe with them; and will go so far as to
say that | know they had cause. But
when think of how often the populous
states, with their millions of interests,
as well as surplusage of people, have
been disappointed by the president, /
am inclined to think the territories
should be more charitable in their eSti-
mate of Mr.. Cleveland. He has been un-
able to please all. No man can please
all. Every state has its men of power
and influence, and whenever any one of
them feels that the president has done
wrong and says so, his followers echo
the words, and then it is said that there
is sentiment growing in opposition to
Cleveland. The fact is the views of a
disappointed man are being spread
abroad by others. They are the views
of one man and not of the multitude.
MONTANA'S ADMISSION.
when will Montana be admitted as
a state?"
You asked me last winter when Da-
kota Will be admitted. l gave it up. L
give up your present cOnundrum. Da-
kota is ahead of us in population. We
all recognize that fact. We expect Da-
kota will get in first, but if we can beat
her we will. have tried during the
past two years to secure admission for
Montana, but the Dakota question has
absorbed so much territorial time that |
have been blocked out again and again.
! ought to feel angry with Dakota, but
/ don't. [ am pleased to see the plucky
fights which have been made for her.
and shall pull off my hat with the rest
and hurrah when she finally wins the
goal: do not think it ought to make
much difference to Dakota whether she
nfllN Fl L
what | think she ought to have is i'm
mediate admissions
"Have you secured the offices you
came after?'
IL have denied that lie often enough.
You know that l have not been East
after offices, and the fellow who tele-
graphed that canard to st. Paul knew
better, too. He talked with me about
general matters only a few minutes or
an hour before sending out that false
item. He knew better. 1t was wilful
mi tot